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detailer

detailer noun: one who gives details of something.

Noun

detailer (plural detailers)

  1. One who gives details of something.
    • […] the general disposition of those memoir writers and detailers of state secrets (even when there is no malice) to sacrifice truth for the sake of a more striking effect.1847, George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane, Pictorial history of England, volume 8, page 312
  2. (US) One who details (cleans cars).
    • In the case of Richmond Hill, the torch has been passed to Simcha Waisman, 62, vice president of the neighborhood’s block association. Mr. Waisman’s devotion to neighborhood welfare is legendary; he has been known to stake out freshly painted walls for as long as a week, waiting to catch someone...2007 July 25, Ellen Barry, “Drips, Squeals and Patience: Life by the El”, in New York Times

Forms of detailer

pluraldetailers

Origin of detailer

From detail + -er.

Questions about detailer

What does detailer mean?
Detailer means one who gives details of something.
What part of speech is detailer?
Detailer is a noun.
What is the plural of detailer?
The plural of detailer is detailers.

Words near detailer in the dictionary

  1. detailed balances
  2. detailedly
  3. detailedness
  4. detailee
  5. detailees
  6. detailer
  7. detailers
  8. detaileth
  9. detailing
  10. detailingly
  11. detailings

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